Jeff Wallach is the award-winning author of four books of non-fiction as well as nearly 1,000 articles, essays, columns, and reviews in such publications as The New York Times, The Dallas Morning News, The Oregonian, Men’s Journal, Men’s Health, Sports Illustrated, GOLF Magazine, Golf Digest, Popular Science, Outside, and many, many others.
Jeff holds a Masters Degree in Fiction Writing from Brown University (1984) and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English from Vassar College (1982). He has taught both fiction and magazine writing classes in high school, college, and adult education programs and at writers conferences.
Jeff's first novel, Mr. Wizard, will be published by Open Books in April 2020. He lives, works, hikes, and plays golf and socJeff Wallach is the award-winning author of four books of non-fiction as well as nearly 1,000 articles, essays, columns, and reviews in such publications as The New York Times, The Dallas Morning News, The Oregonian, Men’s Journal, Men’s Health, Sports Illustrated, GOLF Magazine, Golf Digest, Popular Science, Outside, and many, many others.
Jeff holds a Masters Degree in Fiction Writing from Brown University (1984) and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English from Vassar College (1982). He has taught both fiction and magazine writing classes in high school, college, and adult education programs and at writers conferences.
Jeff's first novel, Mr. Wizard, will be published by Open Books in April 2020. He lives, works, hikes, and plays golf and soccer in Portland, Oregon....more
Jeff WallachAt the same time that you’re developing your craft learn everything you can about the business of publishing, which is another kind of skill entirely.…moreAt the same time that you’re developing your craft learn everything you can about the business of publishing, which is another kind of skill entirely. And consider other genres than the one you most want to work in—making a living as even another kind of writer is better than most of the alternatives. Cultivate relationships with editors, readers, marketers, and others who may prove helpful to you. Never pass up an opportunity to help someone else in their writing career and always be kind but relentlessly honest. And don’t be a writer who thinks about writing all the time—actually sit down and write as often as you can stand it.(less)
Jeff WallachLearning all the new, modern ways to promote Mr. Wizard, pursuing all connections and methods possible now and in the future, reaching out to friends …moreLearning all the new, modern ways to promote Mr. Wizard, pursuing all connections and methods possible now and in the future, reaching out to friends and strangers alike who can be helpful, contacting reviewers, booksellers, and readers, and hoping for a lightning strike. After that, a new novel about old houses and what they can reveal.(less)
“Jeff Wallach is a prodigiously gifted writer—insightful, funny, and always surprising. Mr. Wizard twists and turns like a double helix. When you finish, you’ll want to go back to the very first page and experience it all over again, just to see how Wallach pulled it off.”
--Terri Cheney, author of New York Times bestseller, Manic: A Memoir